Marvel Super Hero Deadpool Comes To Life In Activision Video Game

John Gaudiosi
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Deadpool is one character that deserves a Hollywood adaptation – but this movie would need a capable director to properly balance the dark humor and antihero attitude that have made “the Merc with a mouth” so popular over the years. Fans won’t have to wait for Hollywood to figure Deadpool out because Activision has acclaimed developer High Moon Studios (the studio behind the excellent Transformers games) working on an original video game. If you’re not familiar with this super hero, I’ll let him explain what’s in store in this new game in the exclusive video interview below. (It’s worth watching, trust me!)

Deadpool is coming to consoles in 2013 from Activision, which has done a great job over the years with the Spider-Man games (both those based on the comics and those based on the films). I’ve seen parts of the new Deadpool game in action and High Moon has the tone just right. This looks like it’s going to be a fun game to play. And with a Mature rating, the developer can really push things and bring this character to life in an accurate way.

The Deadpool game has a lot of things going for it. It’s being created on Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 3 technology, which also powers the Transformers games. Actor Nolan North is bringing Deadpool to life for the game, something the talented actor has done in animated series over the years. And Deadpool is completely aware that he’s starring in a video game.

Breaking the fourth wall in video games is something we’ve seen in Family Guy games, but never in a comic book universe. And High Moon Studios is actually using Deadpool to help gamers get through tough spots in the game. It’s a cool concept to have the character you’re controlling helping you out through video game platform obstacles.

And Deadpool is very funny. He’s got a foul mouth and a very dark sense of humor. He says the kinds of things that you might have thought in your head, but have never seen in a Marvel game before. I’m guessing that if Deadpool delivers on this promise – and even at this early stage it’s looking promising – we’ll be seeing more of Deadpool. He deserves a movie. But at least he’s getting a video game – and Activision likely has a new franchise here with this game.